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USA South Tennis Athletes, Teams Earn Academic Honors

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is proud to announce the 2025 Division III Men's and Women's ITA Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Teams. Academia is an integral aspect of the college tennis experience and adds to the unique student-athlete experience found on college campuses across the nation. Within the sport of tennis, student-athletes continue to exceed expectations in the classroom and on the court.

The USA South Athletic Conference is represented by a total of 28 student-athletes from three men's teams (Brevard, Methodist, N.C. Wesleyan) and 18 student-athletes from three women's squads (Brevard, Methodist, N.C. Wesleyan). Each of those programs mentioned above are on the All-Academic Team list.

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirements:

  • have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year
  • be listed on the institutional eligibility form

To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements:

  • have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale),
  • all student-athletes included should be listed on the institutional eligibility form, and
  • all varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year

Men's Tennis Honorees
Brevard: Charles Bertanzetti, Nathan Bookout, Garret Cardwell, David Hoyle, Hayden LeBlanc, Noah Lewis, Brian Seon
Methodist: Wills Belser, Ethan Carlyle, Harry Crokam, Matt Hurley, William Johnston, Anton McCloskey, Decklan Rayner
N.C. Wesleyan: Julian Barros, Matteo Bontempo, Joaquin Cabello, Martin Cardestig, Eustaquio Gavira, Bernardo Messineo, Shori Nishizoe, Julian Pfefferman, Francesco Raparo, Juan Salgado, Davide Simonini, Albert Sitwell, Alfonso Zerpa, Bohdan Zhylchuk

Women's Tennis Honorees
Brevard: Madison Bowen, Hannah Hersh, Jada Ore, Gracie Spangler, Ava Thrift, Sophie Trantham, Casey Wampler
Methodist: Emma Hulicki, Madelyn Parker, Katie Sechrist, Annabelle Subirats, Caitlin Tihanovich
N.C. Wesleyan: Bethan Fothergil, Elisa Mariotti, Andrea Miranda, Cristina Mendoza, Linda Nhiwatiwa, Renata Torres